The Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament is held annually to determine the men's basketball champion from the Mountain West Conference. The winner receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Basketball tournament, although they did not in the 1998-1999 season, the conference's first year in existence. The Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada has hosted the most tournaments (15), including the last 11 consecutive tournaments.
San Diego State have won the tournament seven times, the most of any team. The No. 2 seed has won the tournament eight times, the most of any seed. The lowest seed to win the tournament was Colorado State as a No. 6 seed in 2003. New Mexico also won as a No. 6 seed, becoming the first team to play all four rounds and win in 2024.
Results Year Champion Score Runner-up Tournament MVP Location2000 UNLV 79–56 BYU Mark Dickel, UNLVThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada2001 BYU 69–65 New Mexico Mekeli Wesley, BYU2002 San Diego State 78–75 UNLV Randy Holcomb, San Diego State2003 Colorado State 62–61 UNLV Matt Nelson, Colorado State2004 Utah 73–70 UNLV Nick Jacobson, UtahPepsi Center, Denver, Colorado2005 New Mexico 60–56 Utah Danny Granger, New Mexico 2006 San Diego State 69–64 Wyoming Marcus Slaughter, San Diego State 2007 UNLV 78–70 BYU Kevin Kruger, UNLVThomas & Mack Center, Paradise, Nevada2008 UNLV 76–61 BYU Wink Adams, UNLV2009 Utah 52–50 San Diego State Luke Nevill, Utah2010 San Diego State 55–45 UNLV Kawhi Leonard, San Diego State2011 San Diego State 72–54 BYU Jimmer Fredette, BYU2012 New Mexico 68–59 San Diego State Drew Gordon, New Mexico2013 New Mexico 63–56 UNLV Tony Snell, New Mexico2014 New Mexico 64–58 San Diego State Cameron Bairstow, New Mexico 2015 Wyoming 45–43 San Diego State Josh Adams, Wyoming 2016 Fresno State 68–63 San Diego State Marvelle Harris, Fresno State 2017 Nevada 79–71 Colorado State Jordan Caroline, Nevada 2018 San Diego State 82–75 New Mexico Trey Kell, San Diego State2019 Utah State 64–57 San Diego State Sam Merrill, Utah State2020 Utah State 59–56 San Diego State Sam Merrill, Utah State 2021 San Diego State 68–57 Utah State Matt Mitchell, San Diego State 2022 Boise State 53–52 San Diego State Abu Kigab, Boise State 2023 San Diego State 62–57 Utah State Matt Bradley, San Diego State 2024 New Mexico 68–61 San Diego State Jaelen House, New Mexico 2025 Colorado State 69–56 Boise State Nique Clifford, Colorado State 2026 Utah State 73–62 San Diego State MJ Collins Jr., Utah State
All-time tournament record by team Updated through the 2023 Tournament: School W L Pct. Championships Final appearances Championship Years Championship AppearancesUtah State ^ 11 5 352019, 2020, 20262019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2026San Diego State ^ 34 16 7172002, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 20232002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026UNLV 27 17 382000, 2007, 20082000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013Utah ^ 13 10 232004, 20092004, 2005, 2009BYU ^ 14 11 1520012000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2011New Mexico 20 17 572005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 20242001, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2024Fresno State ^ 6 7 1120162016Nevada 6 7 1120172017Colorado State ^ 14 20 232003, 20252003, 2017, 2025Wyoming 14 20 1220152006, 2015Boise State ^ 11 13 1220222022, 2025TCU ^ 2 7 00Air Force 6 21 00San Jose State 1 7 00
^ No longer a Mountain West member as of the upcoming 2026–27 season.
Source:Mountain West Conference Official Athletic Site
See also Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament
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